Ministry Of Transmigration Absorbs 69.1 Percent Budget As Of Early November

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Transmigration has realized a budget of 69.12 percent as of November 1, 2024, of the total budget ceiling of IDR 194.88 billion throughout 2024.

This realization was higher than the absorption of the same budget for the previous year which amounted to 62.78 percent of the budget ceiling.

"This figure is 0.82 percent higher than the original target of 68.30 percent. This absorption is also 6.34 percent higher than the absorption for the same period the previous year of 62.78 percent," said Transmigration Minister Iftitah Sulaiman as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, November 5.

Regarding the realization of the budget as of November 1, 2024, Iftitah detailed, the Management Support Program has been realized worth Rp61.1 billion or 79 percent of the budget ceiling of Rp77.6 billion.

Then, for the Technical Program, it has been realized worth Rp. 73 billion or 63 percent of the budget ceiling of Rp. 117 billion.

For the Technical Program, he detailed, the Directorate of Planning for the Realization of Transmigration Areas has realized a budget of IDR 3.3 billion from a budget ceiling of IDR 4.25 billion.

Then, the Directorate of Transmigration Area Development has realized a budget of Rp. 21.8 billion or 55 percent of the budget ceiling of Rp. 40.06 billion.

Then, the Directorate of Population Distribution Facilitation in the Transmigration Area has realized a budget of IDR 8.2 billion, or 54 percent of the budget ceiling of IDR 15.32 billion.

In addition, the Directorate for the Development of Settlement Units and the Center for the Development Area Unit has realized a budget of IDR 17.6 billion or 67 percent of the budget ceiling worth 21.6 billion.

Furthermore, the Directorate of Transmigration Area Development was recorded to have realized a budget of IDR 22.4 billion or 71 percent of the budget ceiling of IDR 31.39 billion.

During the 2024 Fiscal Year (TA), Iftitah explained that the Ministry of Transmigration has succeeded in increasing two developing areas into independent areas.

Thus, he continued, the status of the transmigration area until November 1, 2024, includes 10 Developing Areas, 35 Independent Areas and 7 Competitive Empowered Areas.

For information, the Ministry of Transmigration's total budget ceiling was recorded at IDR 194.88 billion throughout 2024.

The budget is only 6 percent of the total budget of the Ministry of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration (Kemendes PDTT), which totals IDR 3.24 trillion throughout 2024.

As is known, the new government of Prabowo Subianto- Gibran Rakabuming Raka decided to separate the PDTT Kemendes into two, namely becoming the Ministry of Villages, and Development of Disadvantaged Regions and the Ministry of Transmigration.